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GoToMeeting vs ScreenConnect comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

GoToMeeting
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ScreenConnect
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (13th), Remote Visual Support (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of GoToMeeting is 3.1%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ScreenConnect is 2.3%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GoToMeeting3.1%
ScreenConnect2.3%
Other94.6%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Steve Abshire - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Systems Specialist III at a university with 10,001+ employees
It features low latency, which is crucial because everybody is using VPN to connect to their PCs at work.
Using GoToMeeting in a meeting-sized conference room is kind of a letdown. The camera is supposed to track the speaker and focus on that person so that they can be on the screen. That feature rarely worked. We tested it thoroughly, so maybe it was an issue with the size of the conference room. It may not be suitable for large conference rooms.
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Simple to set up, reasonable pricing, and useful remote control capabilities
I'm on the latest version of the solution. I just updated it yesterday. While we have the solution on-premises at this time, we'll likely move to the cloud later this year. They have a trial version that you can try. They have a free version that you can try as well. I use it myself to support my family. I would try the free version or the trial version depending on your business. They can set you up and you can get to see all the features. I would also advocate going to the cloud version. Don't bother with the on-prem. It's just easier to jump to the cloud. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We can record meetings and share the screen with participants."
"When managing a conference, it is simple and easy."
"It's cost-effective."
"I like GoToMeeting because it is lighter than other solutions, such as Webex."
"We don't have any link issues whether you use it to browser, or use it as a client. It worked perfectly fine for us."
"Screenshare is the most valuable feature as well as the number of meeting participants possible in a meeting. It also has good quality."
"There is no lagging and the meeting interaction is seamless."
"We like that this solution allows us to assign separate numbers to people without having to have a physical telephone system in place."
"We like the fact that on our website we can have the ConnectWise bit embedded, and it has instructions for the end-user about what they need to do. Previously, on LogMeIn, we used to have to almost talk them through everything... ConnectWise has step-by-step instructions, depending on the browser."
"The product's two-factor authentication means we are not worried like before about the state of our security."
"Remote connect via webpage. I use it to support employees when I am not in the office or when they are at a remote location."
"ConnectWise Connect is very convenient as we can remote to a PC even when it is not within our LAN."
"The remote management piece is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us due to the fact that we can support our clients after hours."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"Unattended access is the most important feature."
"ScreenConnect is our backup solution for remote access."
 

Cons

"The sound quality is good but the video quality needs improvement."
"The solution could scale a bit easier if you need to add more people to meetings."
"We have had issues with stability."
"Poor error recovery, too sensitive to transmission errors. Needs better codecs and more robust system software that can handle network glitches."
"I don't know whether it is an issue or not but my boss was asking me if person one is in one room, and another person wanted to use another room at the same time, I don't know whether it is possible."
"GoToMeeting breaks down a lot. We're not sure if it's breaking down, but we start getting very erratic community channels. I don't know if it's because of GoToMeeting or if we're not buying enough bandwidth. Maybe it is just the infrastructure that it's running on. I'm not quite sure."
"The new version crashes my ISP. I don't like the new version."
"Sometimes we'll run into issues where firewall rules aren't set correctly and won't work."
"There is one back-end issue that I am running into at some of locations where I login to provide support, and sometimes port 443 is blocked. That is what it uses to connect. So, I am having to do workarounds to get a session started."
"Speed is a major factor in Automate, and the control panel is horribly slow."
"There needs to be a way to run the agent without installing, like GoToAssist."
"The ability to autolock Windows desktop on remote computers after a remote session disconnects would be ideal."
"Setting up permissions and groups in the portal is NOT simple or intuitive by any stretch."
"Reporting could definitely use improvement."
"If it had Chrome capability, that would be great; being able to use it on a Chrome device. Right now, I can't use it on my Chrome device."
"Mobile interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Negotiate for discounts."
"GoToMeeting is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
"It is a little expensive although now, with the competition from Zoom and other products, they have lowered their prices and it is better."
"It is priced well and it is still a great value. Although I have been reading a lot about Splashtop. They are getting pretty competitive on their pricing, including a fairly easy to use remote support for mobile applications, like iOS and Android."
"Pricing is fair for Control and the licensing is simple."
"Good price and works well."
"We pay $3,000 USD for the service, yearly upfront."
"It is priced fairly."
"Make sure you have enough licensing for all the techs that you have."
"For the price we pay, we definitely feel it's worth it, but there are some contenders in the market that are coming out now, whose products are as good; they are offering more features and the price is actually less than ConnectWise. All things considered, the biggest thing is the lack of patching in ConnectWise. If they could integrate that into the product, that would be a game changer, if offered at the same price point."
"Their licensing model is good, their pricing model is good, their service is good; bandwidth is excellent. They're consistent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise7
 

Also Known As

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ConnectWise Control
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

AAPT, ACD Groupe, Addison Fire, Avigilon Corporation, Basic Industries Ltd., Bitdefender, Branson School Online, Budd Van Lines, Business Fitness, Business Wire
Jon Rosen Systems
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